The Monday Christian Podcast

Are you like me? Do you have a hard time knowing when you should say something or not? I know I do. Confrontation can be tricky. It's more complicated when your feelings are hurt. Listen as Cesar and Ezra explore this topic. For daily devotionals and more resources, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questions. Ezr...

Ouch! Love hurts sometimes. Problem is us Christians are called to love everyone. This means we are no strangers to pain caused by relationships. The question is, how do we deal with it? In this episode Cesar and Ezra explore how to deal with emotional pain. For daily devotionals and more resources, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your...

In this episode, Cesar finishes his story about his broken relationship, and Ezra gives advice on how to invest in relationships. For daily devotionals and more resources, visit ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questions. Ezra@themondaychristian.com Cesar@themondaychristian.com

Relationships are complicated, messy, and time-consuming, but they are also essential. Join us in part 1 of a 2-part episode on relationships. In this episode, Ezra focuses on the value of relationships and Cesar opens up about some not-so-great relationships in his life. For daily devotionals and more resources, visit ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us...

Is there room for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the church? Can we pull any good out of DEI? What's the connection between DEI and relationships in the church? In this episode, two friends start off disagreeing but find common ground. For daily devotionals and more resources, visit ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questi...

Trump is back! But did he ever leave? It's hard to think of another person currently on this globe that is talked about more. Join us in this episode as two friends discuss how they navigate the polarizing world of Trump. For daily devotionals and more resources, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questions. Ezra@themondaychr...

Immigration. If you are anything like us, you wrestle with how a Christian should feel and think about this topic. Should we err on the side of grace? Should we err on the side of justice and national loyalty? Is there a third option that we are missing? Listen to this episode as we wrestle with what the Christian perspective should be with our current immigration situation. For daily devotionals...

"AI is taking over everything!" Who hasn't heard that before? In this episode, Cesar and Ezra discuss what it means for something or someone to take over your life completely. For daily devotionals and more resources visit ⁠⁠⁠our website.⁠⁠⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questions. Ezra@themondaychristian.com Cesar@themondaychristian.com

I'm a good person, right? Well maybe but it's a common mistake to believe that is enough. Sit with Ezra and Cesar as they discuss the problem of moralism and how it might work on the surface but always fails to address the heart of the issue. For daily devotionals and more resources visit ⁠our website.⁠ We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questions. E...

If you find it hard to read your Bible or pray you are not alone. We all experience this at times. Join us this episode as we explore what to do when we feel like a bad Christians. For daily devotionals and more resources visit our website. We would love to hear from you. Email us and let us know your thoughts and questions. Ezra@themondaychristian.com Cesar@themondaychristian.com

Ezra sits down with a friend to discuss some changes and to talk about things we get wrong when trying to achieve change.

Tod Bolsinger is the founder and principal at AE Sloan Leadership Inc., the executive director of the DePree Center Church Leadership Institute, and associate professor of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary. He is the author of  Canoeing the Mountains  and  Tempered Resilience . Tod and his wife, Beth, split their time between Pasadena, California, and Ketchum, Idaho. Key Points How to influe...

Tod Bolsinger is the founder and principal at AE Sloan Leadership Inc., the executive director of the DePree Center Church Leadership Institute, and associate professor of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary. He is the author of  Canoeing the Mountains  and  Tempered Resilience . Tod and his wife, Beth, split their time between Pasadena, California, and Ketchum, Idaho. Key Points Tod's faith j...

C. Ryan Fields (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor of Faith Evangelical Free Church in Acton, Massachusetts. Ryan grew up going to church but didn't know Jesus personally as Lord and Savior until high school; since his conversion to Christ, God has been at work in his life, teaching him what it means, slowly but surely, to live as a child of God rather than a slave to s...

C. Ryan Fields (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor of Faith Evangelical Free Church in Acton, Massachusetts. Ryan grew up going to church but didn't know Jesus personally as Lord and Savior until high school; since his conversion to Christ, God has been at work in his life, teaching him what it means, slowly but surely, to live as a child of God rather than a slave to s...

Yolanda M. Solomon is the director of discipleship at Epiphany Church in Brooklyn, New York, where she teaches and creates discipleship curriculum and resources. She has also worked in campus ministry at Columbia University in New York, where she was blessed to serve undergraduate students for seven years. Yolanda is a disciple of Christ, a Brooklyn native, and a lifelong Knicks fan, which richly...

Yolanda M. Solomon is the director of discipleship at Epiphany Church in Brooklyn, New York, where she teaches and creates discipleship curriculum and resources. She has also worked in campus ministry at Columbia University in New York, where she was blessed to serve undergraduate students for seven years. Yolanda is a disciple of Christ, a Brooklyn native, and a lifelong Knicks fan, which richly...

Russell W. Joyce is the director of Foursquare Multiply, the church planting movement of the Foursquare denomination for the United States, while also serving as lead pastor of Faith Center, a historic church in the Foursquare movement. In 2017 he planted a church in Brooklyn, New York, with the Hope Church NYC family of churches before transitioning in 2021. He co-hosts the  Same Jesus Podcast  a...

Russell W. Joyce is the director of Foursquare Multiply, the church planting movement of the Foursquare denomination for the United States, while also serving as lead pastor of Faith Center, a historic church in the Foursquare movement. In 2017 he planted a church in Brooklyn, New York, with the Hope Church NYC family of churches before transitioning in 2021. He co-hosts the  Same Jesus Podcast  a...

Alain is husband to Rachel and Dad to Annie, Erin and Finn. Alain has the privilege to serve as Lead Pastor of Emmanuel Church, oversee the Tobar Church Network in Ireland and serve as the Director of the 24-7 Prayer Communities Network. Alain is excited about seeing a ‘new thing’ happening in the nation of Ireland in these days.  Other things he is passionate about are reading, hanging out with f...

Alain is husband to Rachel and Dad to Annie, Erin and Finn. Alain has the privilege to serve as Lead Pastor of Emmanuel Church, oversee the Tobar Church Network in Ireland and serve as the Director of the 24-7 Prayer Communities Network. Alain is excited about seeing a ‘new thing’ happening in the nation of Ireland in these days.  Other things he is passionate about are reading, hanging out with f...

The Revd Dr Hannah Steele is Director of St Mellitus College, London. As well as  Living His Story , she is author of  New World, New Church?  (SCM Press, 2017). Alongside her academic work, Hannah has spent time engaged in mission and evangelism among students in central London as a staff worker with UCCF. The Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2021 Lent Book, her first devotional study, was a  Sunday Ti...

The Revd Dr Hannah Steele is Director of St Mellitus College, London. As well as  Living His Story , she is author of  New World, New Church?  (SCM Press, 2017). Alongside her academic work, Hannah has spent time engaged in mission and evangelism among students in central London as a staff worker with UCCF. The Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2021 Lent Book, her first devotional study, was a  Sunday Ti...

Anna and her husband, Barry, are the Co-lead Pastors of Crossroads Church in Nampa, Idaho, and together, they are raising two awesome teenagers. Anna is an avid adventurer and loves spending time in the mountains hiking, foraging, and hunting big game; and when she isn't in the mountains, she loves to be on the water fishing. Anna is passionate about equipping and mobilizing people to live the...

Anna and her husband, Barry, are the Co-lead Pastors of Crossroads Church in Nampa, Idaho, and together, they are raising two awesome teenagers. Anna is an avid adventurer and loves spending time in the mountains hiking, foraging, and hunting big game; and when she isn't in the mountains, she loves to be on the water fishing. Anna is passionate about equipping and mobilizing people to live the...